We went up on the premium. 보험료를 인상했습니다. * Talking to an insurance company: 보험회사와 통화하기 Worker: ABC Insurance. How may I help you? ABC 보험사입니다. 무엇을 도와드릴까요? Alley: I’d like to ask you something about my insurance. 제 보험에 대해서 좀 여쭤보려고 하는데요. Worker: Sure. I can help you with that. What are you wondering about? 네 말씀하세요. 제가 도와드리겠습니다. 어떤 점이 궁금하신지요? Alley: Did you make any changes to my insurance? 제 보험을 뭔가 변경하셨나요? Worker: Have you noticed any changes? 어떤 변경된 점이 있었나요? Alley: My premium isn’t the same. 제 보험료가

Historians` warning역사학자들의 경고<05월08일자 사설>A group of noted Japanese studies scholars around the world has issued an open letter denouncing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his right-wing conservative government`s attempts to rewrite history.전세계의 유명 일본학 학자들이 아베 신조 일본총리와 그의 우익 정부가 역사를 왜곡하려는 것을 비난하는 공개 서한을 발표했다. The letter came after Abe failed to apologize for the system of sexual slavery run by the Japanese military during World War II and other wartime atrocities during his speech before the

TOEFL Test를 위한 기본 어휘 정리 Point 2TOEFL Test에서 고득점을 받기 위해서 선행되어야 할 부분은 어휘입니다. TOEFL Test를 위한 어휘 정리 편에서는 TOEFL 시험 준비에 필요한 관용표현을 예문과 함께 공부해 보도록 하겠습니다.1. No way!  절대 안 돼!= Not in a million years = Nothing doing!= Not on your life  = Over my dead body!   2. He got fired (dismissed). 그는 해고 됐어요.= They let him go  3. Be on time = Be punctual. 시간 잘 지켜.      4. You‘re dressed up, what’s the occasion?  쫙 빼 입었네, 어디 가니? 좋은 일 있니?5. What‘s the catch? 속셈이 뭐야?           6. I have a rash. 발진이 났어요.7. What’s the rush

영문법 텝스문법 법 (2)◈ 가정법 과거완료 / 혼합가정1. If + S + had p.p., S + {would/should/could/might} + have p.p..(ex) They would have been here by now If they had caught the early train. (그들이 일찍 기타를 탔었더라면 지금쯤이면 그들이 여기 왔을 거야.)If the semester had ended two days earlier, we could have gone to Busan.(학기가 이틀만 일찍 끝났더라면, 우리가 부산에 갈 수 있었을 텐데.)2. If + S + had p.p., S + {would/should/could/might} + RV.If + S + 과거시제, S + {would/should/could/might} + have p.p..(ex) You would know what was going on if you had listened.(집중해서 들

The driver fell asleep at the wheel 운전자가 운전 중에 잠들었어요 * A car accident: 차 사고 Alley: The traffic was horrible on the freeway this morning. 오늘 아침에 고속도로 정체가 정말 심했어. Josh: There was a huge accident. You didn’t hear about that? 큰 사고가 있었는데. 못 들었어? Alley: No, what did happen? 아니, 무슨 일이 있었는데? Josh: A five-ton truck flipped over on 210 and a container detached from the truck caused a three car, real-end collision. 5톤 트럭이 201번 고속도로에서 뒤집어져서 튕겨져 나온 컨테이너 때문에 3중 추돌사고가 났어. Alley: Are you serious? 정말이야? Josh: Ye

Gift etiquetteDear Annie: My daughter recently married for the first time. Her attendants were her three best friends. Their friendship goes back 20 years, and they still regularly get together for a girls’ night out. My daughter attended all of their weddings. For each, she hosted a bridal luncheon. At her rehearsal dinner, my daughter presented them with necklaces and earrings, and her groom gave the groomsmen specially ordered gifts. Can you imagine my shock to find out that none of these bes

Bracing for a breakupDear Annie: I am 17 years old and still in high school. I recently became “Jake’s” girlfriend. We’ve been dating for about a week. I’ve known Jake as a friend for a year, and we hang out with the same group. I never had feelings for him until I learned that he liked me, and even then, my friends kind of pushed me into the relationship. His last relationship didn’t last long, partly because he and the girl had sex right away. When Jake and I started dating, I told him I am a

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to the U.S., which demonstrated the strengthened Washington-Tokyo alliance, has caused concern here that South Korea may be sidelined from the changing geopolitical dynamics in Northeast Asia. 강화된 미일동맹을 보여준 아베 신조 일본 총리의 최근 방미는 한국이 동북아시아의 변화하는 지정학적 역학관계에서 소외될 수도 있다는 우려를 불러일으키고 있다. Members of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee admonished Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Monday for what they saw as Seoul’s diplomatic inaction. Many South Ko

Relationship dilemmaDear Annie: I‘m a little confused about a recent development in my life. I’m a 69-year-old male. My wife died last summer after being in a nursing facility for nearly two years. I recently went on a trip to visit some buddies. On the way, I decided to see a woman who was married to my wife‘s cousin. Her husband also died after a long illness. I found that I enjoyed the short time we had together. At the conclusion of the trip with my buddies, she agreed to see me on my way ba

[예제 216] (1) Processes that systematize product development and launch, including the need for accurate knowledge about customers and market, are all to the good, of course. What such processes cannot do, however, is eliminate the human beings involved and their passions. (2) People fall in love with their own products and services, or with the underlying technologies, all the time. When they do, their passion forms the lens through which the customer is seen, creating a distorting filter betwee

Date rape guiltDear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 30 years. Before we met, I coerced a woman into having sex. I did not use physical force, but she did not give consent. By today’s standards, this was, I think, a clear case of date rape.I have never told anyone about this, and there is little chance that we will ever encounter this woman. So my wife will never find out. Do I owe it to her to tell her? I believe that to do so could cause serious harm to our marriage. ― Anonymous and

Controversy on Animal Testing동물실험 논란Malaysia’s public health minister has defended an Indian company‘s plan to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The plan has come under fire by activists because it will conduct tests on dogs and primates to make medicines. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations *on animal research, which could lead to test subjects being abused. But the minister held that the lab

Green-eyed monsterDear Annie: Many years ago, “Hazel” sat next to me in high school and apparently had a crush on me. (I had no clue.) She married someone else, and her husband passed away 20 years ago. Four years later, she met “Larry,” who is married and says he can’t divorce because of his religion. He tells Hazel he loves her and often drops by with gifts. She told him she loves him, but just as a friend. She thinks he is wonderful but says there is nothing physical between them.My wife died